UNLEASHED - Where No Life Dwells LP (Gold Vinyl)

I’ve always though to Unleashed as the most “refined” death metal band from Sweden because of the sounds, probably, that are never too chaotic or underground like the ones by Entombed or Dismember. Anyway, don’t be frightened by my affirmations because if you search for sheer violence, their debut is still the best. Here we have no time to rest and the band is always compact and brutal in its style of playing metal, that differs from the other fellows in Sweden, being more personal and somehow bound to thrash metal.

One example of what I said is the galloping riff on the great “Before The Creation Of Time” that, anyway, is full of doom breaks are more death metal parts with blast beats. The opener is pure speed in death metal with simple but catchy structures. Also the vocals have got something different from the classic Swedish growl, being more screamed and rough without a too low tonality, and sometimes they can turn into screams too. “For They Shall Be Slain” features a perfect blend of up tempo and doom breaks. The fast parts are literally out of the blue.